Germanwings
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| Founded | 1997 as a division of Eurowings 2002 as a separate company | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 7 April 2020[1] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 33 | ||||||
| Parent company | Lufthansa Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||
| Key people | Executive Board: Michael Knitter, Francesco Sciortino | ||||||
| Website | eurowings.com | ||||||
Germanwings was a low-cost airline owned by Lufthansa. It was based in Cologne.[2] It was founded in 2002. It has more than 81 airplanes. It goes to 86 airports.
On March 24, 2015, a Germanwings A320 flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed in the French Alps. All of the 150 people on board died in the accident. This is the worst accident in the operating history of Germanwings.[3][4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Reuters
- ↑ hjelmgaardkim. "Germanwings well-known, low-cost carrier in Europe". USA TODAY.
- ↑ "Germanwings Flight 9525: The unusual nature of the crash". www.cbsnews.com.
- ↑ Clark, Nicola; Bilefsky, Dan (24 March 2015). "Germanwings Crash in French Alps Kills 150; Cockpit Voice Recorder Is Found" – via NYTimes.com.
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